The new law makes it a crime to harm a fetus during an assault on a pregnant woman. It only applies while a federal crime is being commited against the pregnant woman and has no bearing on state laws.
Many states already have laws that confer "rights" to a fetus and criminals who injure a fetus during the commission of a crime can face additional counts.
So, unless the pregnant woman falls while she is committing a federal crime, it's not even remotely an issue.
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Last edited by onetime2; 04-02-2004 at 11:32 AM..
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